Project Detail

The Country

A nun staring off screen at a commotion.
A young boy with cut hands
A church
Aaron sat pensively beneath a cross.
A pensive looking man leans his head against a wall.

Synopsis

In an extremist religious commune where masturbation is deemed murder, a teenage boy struggles under the harsh laws imposed upon men. Assigned to work in the communal laundry wash, he must continue to adhere to the doctrine of ‘No Reckless Abandonment’, even as doubt and fear threaten to consume him.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
24:47
Format
Digital
Director
Ella Grace Kennedy
Producer
Charlotte Brownlee
Executive Producer
Jodie Whittaker, Ella Grace Kennedy, Matt Orton, Adam Baghdadi
Editor
Richard Honey
Screenwriter
Ella Grace Kennedy
Director of Photography
Ciaran O'Brien
Production Designer
Rana Fadavi
Sound
Craig Budd
Composer
Natasha Frank
Principal cast
Eoin McCaul, Jodie Whittaker, Anna Popplewell, Jake Kenny-Byrne
Other Lead Creative(s)
VFX Supervisor: Paddy Eason, Costume Designer: Oliver Doherty, HMU Designer: Catherine Burdett
1st Assistant Director
James Cleave
Floor 2nd Assistant Director
Marie Mathews
2nd Assistant Director
Fran Saladin
3rd / Crowd Assistant Director
Asad Panjwani
Set PAs
Connie May, Emma Coe
Casting Directors
Fran Cattaneo, William Smith
Line Producer
Lucy Jessica
Production Manager
Ashley McMorrow
Dialect Coach
Sarah Shepherd
Script Supervisors
Charlotte Cooper, Molly Bradbrook, Imogen Scawen
Unit Medic & Health and Safety
Alan Harte
Chaperone
Sharon Cunningham
A Camera & Steadicam Operator
Guido Cavaciuti
Steadicam Operator
Ryan Adams
C Camera Operator
Chelsea Bernard
1st Assistant Camera
Kieran Poynter
2nd Assistant Camera
Indro Forconi
Camera Trainee
Taya Jones
Grips
James Moriarty, Jamie Cobb
Digital Imaging Technician
Andrew Evans
Sound Mixer
Thayna McLaughlin
1st Assistant Sound
Billy Francis
Gaffer
Georgie Fenny
Electricians
George Castle, James Hawkins, Rhi Pallister
Costume Supervisor
Zachary Winnington
Principal Costume Standby
Ellie Passantino Jones
Costume Standbys
Chris Cairns, Sinead Travers, Joe Madden
Prosthetics Design
Noah Ehrhardt
Crowd Hair & Makeup Supervisor
Amy Keutenius
Makeup Artist
Megan Hankin
Hair & Makeup Artists
Lilly Nuttall, Vicky Roberts
Hair & Makeup Trainees
Yasmine Read, Adele Dankova
Art Director
Max Stranger
Set Dresser
Hannah Cooper
Props Buyer
Austeja Gokaite
Stunt Coordinator & Performer
Dimitris Titanborn
Stunt Assistant
Sean Argue
Stunts Provided by
TITANBORN
Stills Photographer
Martin Briggs
Titles Designer
Cameron West - Cameron, what title do you want?
Trailer Editor
Mattia De Luca
Picture Post
Cinelab Film & Digital
DI Colourist
Joshua Callis-Smith
DI Assist
Danny Rosenberg
DI Producer
Ryan Morris
Head of Business Development
Daniel Kraus
Audio Post Production
Lucky Cat Post Production Ltd
Re-Recording Mixer
Craig Budd
Sound Design
Craig Budd, Lewis Shacklady, James Findlater

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Shy Billy Productions Ltd

Parker House
44 Stafford Road
Wallington
Surrey
United Kingdom
SM6 9AA

Email: shybillyprod@gmail.com

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